A meta-analysis on alcohol drinking and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma risk

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-297

  Tramacere, I ^a   Pelucchi, C ^a   Bagnardi, V ^b,c   Rota, M ^b   Scotti, L ^b   Islami, F ^d,e   Corrao, G ^b   Boffetta, P ^f,g   La vecchia, C ^a,f,h   Negri, E ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^g MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Dose risk relation; Esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinomas; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GASTRIC CARDIA ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84856328338     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr136     Document Type: Review

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